Level 3
3. Read the text below. For questions (А, В, C or D) choose the correct answer (1-3). There is one extra question.
0. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, FBC, also known simpLy as Fox, became the fourth major commercial television network in the United States.
1. Fox Broadcasting Company (FBC), American television network, with headquarters in Los Angeles, California, owned by News Corporation Limited, a large telecommunications company, is a large telecommunications company run by media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
2. FBC distributes entertainment, sports, and talk programs and television movies to about 200 stations in the United States.
3. FBC first earned a profit in 1990, the same year that The Simpsons, an animated situation comedy that became extremely successful, were premiered.

A) What was the greatest success of the channel?
B) What does FBC transmit?
C) What happened at the end of last century?
D) Who is the head of FBC?
E) Why was the company called FBC?(0) – C

Level 4
4. Write an e-mail. Write 5-7 sentences.
Begin with:Hi, Ned,
I would like to recommend you the best TV channel I’ve ever watched. It is…
The most interesting about it is…
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Variant 2

Level 1тест контроль 9 клас1. Match the word with the preposition. Task (0) is an example.
0. to turn A) off
1. to be proud B) into
2. to care C) for
3. to be divided D) of(0) – A

Level 3
3. Read the text below. For questions (A, B9 C or D) choose the correct answer (1-3). There is one extra question.
0. “The Simpsons” is an animated situation comedy. The Simpsons was a groundbreaking show from the start. Nearly all animated television shows and movies up to that time were targeted at children. They typically featured simplistic characters, formulaic plots, a laugh track, and were broadcasted during the day.
1. Matt Groening, born in 1954 is an American cartoonist, created the comic strip “Life in Hell” and the animated television series “The Simpsons”. Matt Groening was born in Portland, Oregon, and educated at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. In 1977, he moved to Los Angeles, California, with the intention of becoming a writer.
2. Created in 1990, “The Simpsons” has become a major success and is the longest-running situation comedy series in television history. Groening was executive producer for “The Simpsons” in its early years and remains a creative consultant on the show.
3. In 1987 Groening was hired by the Fox Broadcasting Company to create short animated segments to appear between skits on the network’s The Tracey Ullman Show. Groening came up with “The Simpsons”, a cartoon family full of foibles that reflected Groening’s own unique brand of humor. The segments were popular enough that Fox decided to develop them into a series, and the half-hour TV show made its debut in 1990.
A) What does Matt Groening do in the animated television series “The Simpsons”?
B) Who made “Life in Hell” and “The Simpsons”?
C) When did “The Simpsons” appear on TV?
D) What is “The Simpsons” famous for?
E) What is “The Simpsons”?(0) – E
Level 4
4. Write an e-mail. Write 5-7 sentences.
Begin with:Hi, Ned,
I would like to recommend you the best TV program Ive ever watched. It is…
The most interesting about it is…
________________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________________
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